ALBANY, Feb. 16. -- Regulation of the sale of revolvers and other dangerous weapons through a system of licensing and registration was urged in letters submitted to-day to the Senate Committee on Codes from Henry Clews, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Jacob H. Schiff, Isaac W. Seligman, John Wanamaker, Hudson Maxim, John Claflin, and Norman Hapgood. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on February 17, 1911, on Page 3 of the New York edition with the headline: STRONGER BAN ON PISTOLS.; Prominent New Yorkers Favor Bill Requiring Dealers to Record Sales. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe